Overview

• Roughly 6.7 million people were eligible to vote from 08:00 to 18:00 local time, with the election authority saying results will begin coming Tuesday evening.
• Opposition groups urged a boycott after party suspensions, a ban on demonstrations since 2022, and restrictions on media and dissent under the military authorities.
• Security forces deployed 45,000 personnel, about 1,000 light and armoured vehicles, and combat helicopters to secure polling across the country.
• The draft would remove the prohibition on junta members running for office and imposes age 40–80 and principal-residence requirements that bar exiled figures Alpha Condé and Cellou Dalein Diallo.
• The text also creates a High Court of Justice, a Senate and a 30% quota for women, as the African Union suspension remains in place and the UN rights office urges a calm and transparent process.